---- Overview -----------------------------------------------------------

The Apostate acts as a formidable group leader who empowers allies as their wounds mount. Despite renouncing the healing practices of the Vestal, she still has the uncanny ability to keep others from succumbing to death, albeit through very different techniques. When provoked, she is capable of unleashing power that devastates any who stand in her way.

• Unique skillset enables new strategies revolving around low health parties
• Custom animations and sounds
• Ancestor narration
• Two new town events
• 6 Colour Palettes
• 10 Trinkets, with a special "Very Rare" set obtainable from the Ruins
• A rich backstory, with special interactions when grouped with a Vestal
• "10/10 most fun class there is" -- guy on the internet
  

---- Trinkets ------------------------------------------------------------
The Apostate comes with 3 new shared trinkets and 7 unique class trinkets, each bolstering a different aspect of her playstyle. Of special note, her trinket set is "Very Rare" and obtainable from the Ruins instead of the Crimson Court!




---- Combat Skills ------------------------------------------------------

Condemn

⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚫  |  ? ? ? ?
Pull the target, and debuff their SPD and DMG Taken.

Last Rites

⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚫
Stress heal the party. Heroes below 50% HP receive extra stress healing.

Apocryphal Texts

⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪
Harm the party, and grant powerful damage buffs that are active when below 50% HP.

Borrowed Time

⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪
Cure a companion of bleed & blight, and award them 1 Block. Also increases DODGE when at Death's Door.

Tenebrosity

⚫ ⚫ ⚪ ⚪  |  ?–?–? ⚫
Blast the front three enemies with darkness. DMG is increased by +33% with each use. Also harms all of the Apostate's companions.

Incite

⚪ ⚪ ⚫ ⚫
Harm a companion, and grant them an extra action. The companion also receives a damage buff if they are below 50% HP.

Desecrate

⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪  |  ? ? ? ?
Can only hit Corpses
Destroy a corpse, inflicting blight and stun to all other enemies.


---- Camp Skills --------------------------------------------------------

DIALOGUE WITH THE DEAD

Time Cost: 3
Target: One Companion
Brings a companion to Death's Door and back again. Prevents nighttime ambush and awards Scouting chance.

WILL TO LIVE

Time Cost: 2
Target: One Companion
Gives ACC and CRT to a companion with Mortality Debuffs.

SUSTAIN FLESH

Time Cost: 5
Target: Party
Gives MAX HP and PROT. Extra effective on heroes with Mortality Debuffs. May stress religious heroes.

UNORTHODOX CEREMONY

Time Cost: 3
Target: All Companions
Large stress heal. Extra effective on heroes with Mortality Debuffs. May stress religious heroes.


---- FAQ -----------------------------------------------------------------

"Anything I need to know?"

Try to avoid summoning the 'Walking Corpse' during bossfights, as summons in this game can sometimes interfere with boss mechanics or quest credit!

"Will the Apostate conflict with any other mods?"

No.

"What district does the Apostate use?"

The Athenaeum.

"Any party class restrictions?"

None! She can team up with any class. Try grouping her with a Vestal to discover unique dialogue lines.

"Can I use multiple Apostates in a party?"

Yes!

"What is her crit effect?"

She buffs the party with "-Crits Received Chance" when she crits.

"Custom afflictions/virtues?"

The goal was for Apostate to feel like a new vanilla class. She therefore uses the normal pool of afflictions & virtues.

"Does she have a special low health or death effect?"

No, for the same reason as above.

"What is her default name?"

Dolores.

"What languages are supported?"

English, French, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese & Russian. If you'd like to bring the Apostate to new languages, please get in touch! I can be contacted on Steam, or on Discord using the tag TheHolyChicken#3422.


---- Credits -------------------------------------------------------------

   
• Anti: Apostate skin, summon skin, blacksmith art & French translation!
• Daughter of Rainbows: virtue & affliction art, and helped with poster and town event art
• Koala: helped with several skill & camping skill icons
• Sasiji: helped with coding some of Apostate's more eccentric mechanics
• RedDyeNo5: provided a fantastic Trinket Art Asset Pack
• Ocean: drew Apostate's comic!
• Badger: provided the new "unique" apostate skin
• O'Nightmare: created a fantastic coding guide that was invaluable throughout this project
• My beta testers! Too many to list, but you know who you are. Thank you so much.
  

Special thanks to ?Clair de Lune? for creating and maintaining Moonlit Dungeon, a discord group for everything Darkest Dungeon (with a focus on modding). This mod never would have existed without it. The help, friendship and generosity of its members has been incredibly valuable to me.

---- Translators ---------------------------------------------------------

• LuciferDevir: Brazilian Portuguese
• rainturtle: partial Simplified Chinese
• NBB: full Simplified Chinese
• Друманин Дрин: Russian
• Anti: French
• RODAIDALG: Spanish
• 기습 & S.Iris: Korean
  

---- Legal ----------------------------------------------------------------
This item and its contents may not be uploaded on any website, except on Steam under the profile TheHolyChicken, on Nexusmods via the account named "TheHolyChicken," or with my direct permission (just ask me first!).

This mod is not an official Red Hook Studios product or product modification, and Red Hook Studios Inc. is not responsible in any way for changes or damages that may result from using the mod. Furthermore, “Darkest Dungeon” and the Darkest Dungeon logo are trademarks of Red Hook Studios Inc. All content in the game is Copyright Red Hook Studios Inc. All rights reserved.